The UK property market has recently raised concerns on the stability of the economy. The average house price in Britain rose in May 2014 to £186,512. This is an increase of nearly 11% from the prices in May 2013. The average house price in London was £362,699 in the first quarter of 2014. Property prices are rising at an annual rate of 17% in London, compared with 8% in the UK as a whole.
When the record low interest rates start to rise, existing homeowners who are highly leveraged might struggle with their mortgage payments. This has prompted the Chancellor of the Exchequer to give the Bank of England new powers to prevent the housing market from overheating. Tighter standards for mortgage approvals are kicking in to ensure that the banks stop lending at levels higher than the applicants’ repayment capacity.
The following graphs show the average house prices and sales volume in all of England and wales.
Britain has clawed back all the losses it suffered during the 2008 recession. The level of UK GDP is approximately 0.2% above its previous high in January 2008. We hope that the overheating of the property market does not derail the economic growth once again.
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